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<H2>INTRODUCTION</H2>



 If you want to be proficient in the writing of code in the C programming language,
you must have a thorough working knowledge of how to use pointers.
Unfortunately, C pointers appear to represent a stumbling block to newcomers,
particularly those coming from other computer languages such as Fortran, Pascal or Basic.

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 To aid those newcomers in the understanding of pointers I have written
the following material.  To get the maximum benefit from this material,
 I feel it is important that the user be able to run the code in the various
listings contained in the article.  I have attempted, therefore, to keep all
code ANSI compliant so that it will work with any ANSI compliant compiler.
 I have also tried to carefully block the code within the text. That way, with
 the help of an ASCII text editor, you can copy a given block of code to a
 new file and compile it on your system.  I recommend that readers do this
as it will help in understanding the material.

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<DT><Center><A HREF=ch1x.htm>Chapter 1: What is a Pointer?</A></Center>
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